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Notable Tuesday Option Activity: CONN, MDXG, MB

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Conns Inc , where a total volume of 4,165 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 416,500 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 68.7% of CONN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 606,375 shares.

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Conns Inc (CONN - Get Report), where a total volume of 4,165 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 416,500 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 68.7% of CONN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 606,375 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $22 strike call option expiring January 19, 2018, with 1,000 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 100,000 underlying shares of CONN. Below is a chart showing CONN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $22 strike highlighted in orange:

MiMedx Group Inc ( MDXG) options are showing a volume of 19,258 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.9 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 64.2% of MDXG's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.0 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $10 strike put option expiring November 17, 2017, with 3,849 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 384,900 underlying shares of MDXG. Below is a chart showing MDXG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $10 strike highlighted in orange:

And MINDBODY Inc ( MB) saw options trading volume of 2,106 contracts, representing approximately 210,600 underlying shares or approximately 54.7% of MB's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 385,050 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $30 strike call option expiring November 17, 2017, with 1,507 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 150,700 underlying shares of MB. Below is a chart showing MB's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $30 strike highlighted in orange: